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<source> Source

Title of the resource (for example, journal, book, podcast, conference proceedings, radio or TV show) that contains (is the source of) the material being cited in a bibliographic reference or product. In the case of a resource that has titles at multiple hierarchical levels, this is the title of the largest titled resource (e.g., the TV show name and not the episode title).

Usage/Remarks

Within a bibliographic reference (<mixed-citation> or <element-citation> and similar elements), the <source> element is the title of the resource being referenced, such as a journal, book, podcast, report, conference proceedings, radio or television show, etc.
For example:
  • For journal citations, the <source> is the name of the journal, and the title of the article being cited is tagged as <article-title>.
  • For book citations, the <source> is the name of the book, and the title of the chapter being cited is tagged as <part-title>.
  • In citing an episode of a podcast, the podcast name is the <source>, and the episode title is a <part-title>.
  • The name of a software product (“Oxygen Editor”, “Microsoft Excel”) should be cited as a <source>.
  • For citing a standalone audio/video/multimedia/podcast, the “title” of the work will typically be thought of as the <source> rather than as any of the title elements, e.g., <source>How to build and fire a mini-cannon</source>. If the audio/video/multimedia/podcast is part of a series, the series name should be the <source>, and the episode title should be a <part-title>.
  • The “name” of a website should be cited as a <source>.
Attributes
content-type
specific-use

Base Attributes

id
xml:base
xml:lang
Models and Context
May be contained in
<element-citation>, <mixed-citation>, <nlm-citation>, <product>, <related-article>, <related-object>, <std>
Description
Any combination of:
Content Model
<!ELEMENT  source       (#PCDATA %source-elements;)*                 >
Expanded Content Model

(#PCDATA | abbrev | email | ext-link | uri | bold | fixed-case | italic | monospace | overline | roman | sans-serif | sc | strike | underline | ruby | alternatives | inline-graphic | inline-media | private-char | chem-struct | inline-formula | tex-math | mml:math | named-content | styled-content | fn | target | xref | sub | sup)*

Tagged Samples
Journal in citations
Mixed citation
...
<ref id="B8">
 <label>8</label>
 <mixed-citation publication-type="journal">
  <string-name><surname>Weissert</surname>,
  <given-names>W</given-names></string-name>,
  <string-name><surname>Wan</surname>,
  <given-names>T</given-names></string-name>,
  <string-name><surname>Livieratos</surname>,
  <given-names>B</given-names></string-name>,
  <string-name><surname>Katz</surname>,
  <given-names>S</given-names></string-name>.
  <article-title>Effects and costs of day-care
  services for the chronically ill: a randomized 
  experiment</article-title>. <source>Medical Care</source>
  <year iso-8601-date="1980">1980</year>; <volume>18</volume>:
  <fpage>567</fpage>&ndash;<lpage>584</lpage>.
  [<pub-id pub-id-type="pmid">6772889</pub-id>].
 </mixed-citation>
</ref>
...
Element citation
...
<ref id="B8">
 <label>8</label>
 <element-citation publication-type="journal">
  <person-group person-group-type="author">
   <name><surname>Weissert</surname>
    <given-names>W</given-names></name>
   <name><surname>Wan</surname>
    <given-names>T</given-names></name>
   <name><surname>Livieratos</surname>
    <given-names>B</given-names></name>
   <name><surname>Katz</surname>
    <given-names>S</given-names></name>
  </person-group>
  <article-title>Effects and costs of day-care
   services for the chronically ill: a randomized
   experiment</article-title>
  <source>Medical Care</source>
  <year iso-8601-date="1980">1980</year>
  <volume>18</volume>
  <fpage>567</fpage>
  <lpage>584</lpage>
  <pub-id pub-id-type="pmid">6772889</pub-id>
 </element-citation>
</ref>
...
Book in citations
Mixed citation
...
<ref id="B1">
 <label>1</label>
 <mixed-citation publication-type="book">
  <collab>Research Unit of the Royal College of Physicians
  and British Geriatric Society</collab>. <source>Geriatric
  day hospitals: their role and guidelines for good
  practice</source>. <publisher-loc>London</publisher-loc>:
  <publisher-name>RCP</publisher-name>;
  <year iso-8601-date="1994">1994</year>.
 </mixed-citation>
</ref>
...
Element citation
...
<ref id="B1">
 <element-citation publication-type="book">
  <collab>Research Unit of the Royal College of 
   Physicians and British Geriatric Society</collab>
  <source>Geriatric day hospitals: their role
   and guidelines for good practice</source>
  <year iso-8601-date="1994">1994</year>
  <publisher-loc>London</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>RCP</publisher-name>
 </element-citation>
</ref>
...
Podcast 
...
 <mixed-citation publication-type="audio">
  <person-group person-group-type="author">
  <string-name><given-names>Nate</given-names></string-name>
  </person-group>. <part-title>Butterflies with Doug 
  Taron</part-title>. <source>The Show About Science</source>.
  <date date-type="published" iso-8601-date="2016-10-11">
   <day>11</day><month>October</month><year>2016</year></date>. 
  <date-in-citation content-type="access-date">Accessed 
  <month>October</month> <day>14</day>, 
  <year iso-8601-date="2016">2016</year></date-in-citation>. 
  <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href=
    "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-show-aboutscience/
     id1046413761"
  >https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-show-aboutscience/
  id1046413761</ext-link>.</mixed-citation>...
Book title with math in title 
...
<mixed-citation publication-type="book">
 ... 
 <source>Why Radicals Matter: 
  <mml:math>
   <mml:msqrt><mml:mn>4</mml:mn></mml:msqrt>
   <mml:mo>&times;</mml:mo>
   <mml:mroot>
    <mml:mn>8</mml:mn><mml:mn>3</mml:mn>
   </mml:mroot>
   <mml:mo>&equals;</mml:mo>
   <mml:mn>4</mml:mn>
  </mml:math></source>.
 ...</mixed-citation>
...
Video within a journal 
...
<ref id="b2">
 <mixed-citation publication-type="video">
  <part-title>The global burden of cancer 2013</part-title>.
  <date date-type="published" iso-8601-date="2015-05-28">
   <day>28</day><month>May</month><year>2015</year></date>. 
  <date-in-citation content-type="access-date">Accessed 
  <month>October</month> <day>13</day>, 
  <year iso-8601-date="2016">2016</year></date-in-citation>. 
  <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href=
    "http://jamanetwork.com/learning/videoplayer/10626961"
  >http://jamanetwork.com/learning/video-player/10626961</ext-link>. 
  <comment>Author video interview for: Global Burden of 
  Disease Cancer Collaboration.</comment> <source>JAMA Oncol.</source> 
  <pub-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.0735</pub-id>
 </mixed-citation>
</ref>
...
<product> 
...  
<product>
 <source>Image-Guided Radiation Therapy in Lymphoma Management. 
 The Increasing Role of Functional Imaging</source>. 
 <name name-style="western"><surname>Macklis</surname>
 <given-names>R. M.</given-names></name>; 
 <name name-style="western"><surname>Conti</surname>
 <given-names>P. S.</given-names></name>. 
 <publisher-name>Informa Healthcare</publisher-name>, 
 <publisher-loc>Essex, United Kingdom</publisher-loc>,
 <year>year</year>, Price: <price>$324.00</price>. 
 ISBN: <isbn>9781420058741</isbn>, <size 
 units="pages">80</size> p. (hardcover)
</product>
...
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